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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Lab Design Standards & Office Location
Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 7:36:24 AM
Author: "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety" <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG> 		Next by Date:
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Letter to ACS Division Officers - Call for Nominations
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:37:16 -0400
Author: "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety"

From: Mary Biersack <mtrelea**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Biosafety lavel 1
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 14:29:22 -0400
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Hello,

I am the EH&S person for a chemical lab that occasionally tests drug products that are classified as biosafety level 1. We do not work with blood or any other body fluids. Recently the Pennsylvania Environmental quality board passed a final rule to amend the Regulated Medical and Chemotherapeutic Waste regulation (Chapter 284) so that BSL-1 waste is no longer classified as either infectious waste nor regulated medical waste for waste purposes.

I give initial bloodborne pathogen training to all new employees to cover this BSL-1 testing but am I also required to give annual training to everyone in bloodborne pathogens if the lab only tests BSL1 drug products?

Thanks,

Mary Biersack

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